IJMCS https://ijmcs.co.uk Centre for Business & Economic Research https://cberuk.com/ polash@cberuk.com 2631-3855 2631-3863 https://doi.org/10.24052/IJMCS/ English true Creative Commons Attribution style policy https://ijmcs.co.uk/copyright_policy The International Journal of Maritime Crime and Security (IJMCS) is the first high-quality multi/interdisciplinary journal devoted to the newly identified field and academic discipline of maritime security and to the study of maritime crime. The latter has been neglected, as the scientific study of crime has remained essentially landlocked. The Journal will cover the following, broadly constructed and interpreted, disciplines as they relate to maritime security: economics, environmental studies, global governance studies, anthropological and cultural studies, human factors and psychology, security, criminology and crime science, cyber security, international and national law (Maritime Law, Law of the Sea and National Jurisdictions), political and policy perspectives, strategic security and war studies, naval and maritime history as they relate to current issues, maritime crime, including cyber-crime, fraud, piracy and armed robbery at sea, Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing, smuggling, people trafficking, illegal immigration, stowaways and pollution, disaster management and resilience at sea and in littoral areas. ‘Maritime Security’ includes port facility, offshore platform and undersea resource extraction security – not just ships. The International Journal of Maritime Crime & Security (IJMCS) will be the first high-quality multi/interdisciplinary journal devoted to the newly identified field and academic discipline of maritime security and to the study of maritime crime. To fill the need for a high-quality multi/interdisciplinary maritime crime and security journal, providing a high-level forum for papers that draw together different strands and disciplines, which are not catered for sufficiently by existing literature. IJMCS will be a high-quality venue with the following aims: Publish top-level articles; Publish ‘signposting’ articles or statements of the shape of the discipline; Provide a hub around which the interdisciplinary maritime security community will form; Make a commitment to provide quality empirical research, and to do so in ways Which best support researchers across the field; Address the need for authoritative, foundational, inter/multidisciplinary research; and Publish research articles and review papers that are grounded in real-world implications and solutions. To these ends, the IJMCS will seek to: make a significant and formative contribution towards the human understanding of security in the maritime domain; make an instrumental and formative contribution towards the creation and development of a rigorous, scholarly and genuinely interdisciplinary approach to the study of maritime security and its interrelationship with maritime policy and maritime safety; stimulate and inform interdisciplinary research and teaching in the sphere of maritime security; and Develop ideas and stimulate debate in order to contribute to a sustained cycle of improvement in the quality, relevance, and effectiveness of maritime security governance, products, and services. The study of maritime crime and security is an international growth area, while criminology, crime science, and policing studies are a burgeoning area for research which has not acknowledged the maritime dimension, just as maritime studies have neglected crime. They seem distinct areas but are inextricably linked and highly newsworthy and work together. The IJMCS is what is needed to bridge the gap and will support the publication of research within these fields as well as the creation of a new interdisciplinary community.   The target market across the English-speaking world (English is the international language of the sea) for this journal comprises: Senior professionals in the maritime and maritime security industries Senior professionals, policymakers in government and international agencies, including International Maritime Organization (IMO), coastguard, marine police, Port Security and Armed Forces University and research institute students and staff   https://ijmcs.co.uk/journal_peer_review_process https://ijmcs.co.uk/epolicy https://ijmcs.co.uk/ethics_statement https://ijmcs.co.uk/complaints_procedure Statement of Editorial Policies A fundamental principle underlying the Journal’s rationale is that it must have a clear ‘translation to the workplace’. All contributions must have some operational value and be able to translate theory into practice. Editorial Objectives IJMCS will publish research papers that contain sufficient scholarly content to support the IJMCS’s inter /multi-disciplinary objectives. Papers will be expected to be accessible to a broad audience. Specialist sections may be included, for example, to provide detail, supporting data, proofs, and so on (to ensure a sufficient level of empirical underpinning to the articles) but the papers must be comprehensible without them. A house style will be developed that reflects the interdisciplinary philosophy of the journal. In particular, this style will be developed in such a way as to enable the use of language to facilitate rather than inhibit understanding across the academic disciplines. All contributors can expect to be challenged regarding the use of jargon and technical terminology specific to their discipline. Types of Manuscripts In order to attain maximum flexibility, IJMCS will include four main categories of entries: ‘Policy Recommendations and Reflections’. Shorter ‘Editorial’-style articles including opinion and summaries of current debates (1500 words). Wherever possible, these may draw on the scholarly ‘contribution to knowledge’ articles in the same or previous editions. These shorter papers may also include ‘operational commentaries’ from practitioners working within the relevant disciplines. Longer academic articles (6,500 – 8,000 words) (slightly longer articles will be considered), fully referenced to academic journal standard. These must be genuine contributions to knowledge with succinct references to the preceding literature, if there is any, but focussing primary and empirical sources and original research. Book, TV, radio, website and digital media and film reviews Letters to the Editors It is envisaged that three of the major articles may be included in each quarterly issue, or twelve per year. Scope of the Journal The seas and oceans cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface, and 90 percent of world trade by volume travels by sea. Maritime crime is a growth area, both in terms of its profitability in a world where the volume of maritime trade is increasing year-by-year, but also a subject for professional and academic study. However, of all disciplines, the study of crime, criminology, has neither actively presented itself as relevant for, nor has it been paid attention to by maritime (security) studies, whereas their intersection makes total sense. The Journal addresses this new academic discipline. The initial focus of the proposed International Journal of Maritime Crime and Security will be on the following, broadly constructed and interpreted, aspects of maritime security: Social, geographical and political dimensions of maritime crime and security, to include Ocean governance and the law of the sea Conventional defense and security, including the seas as a platform for the deployment of Weapons of Mass Destruction and a conduit for weapons proliferation Marine insurance and maritime law Maritime crime and the organised criminal business model, including piracy and armed robbery at sea, smuggling of all kinds, people trafficking and illegal migration and stowaways illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing Illegal dumping, pollution, and environmental damage Offshore energy exploitation, whether fossil fuels or renewable, and mineral exploitation Environmental security Resilience and Disaster Management Human security, human factors, and psychology IT and Cyber-Security Utilisation of Private Maritime Security Companies Security Risk assessment and management Port Facility Security Management We would expect influences from, and interactions with, aspects of a wide range of disciplines, including; anthropology, biology, computer science, crime, communications, economics ergonomics/human factors, education, environmental science, geology, geo-politics, history, intelligence studies, law, literature, language, linguistics and semiotics (the study of signs and symbols), law, management, mathematics, naval architecture philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, and war, peace, security and strategic studies. Subject Coverage The Journal seek to cover the following disciplines as they relate to maritime security: economics, environmental studies, global governance studies, anthropological and cultural studies, human factors and psychology, security, criminology and crime science, cyber security, international and national law (Maritime Law, Law of the Sea and National Jurisdictions), political and policy perspectives, strategic security and war studies, naval and maritime history as they relate to current issues, maritime crime, including cyber-crime, fraud, piracy and armed robbery at sea, Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing, smuggling, people trafficking, illegal immigration, stowaways and pollution, disaster management and resilience at sea and in littoral areas. ‘Maritime Security’ includes port facility, offshore platform and undersea resource extraction security – not just ships. Formal condition of papers acceptance Papers will only be published in English. Each manuscript must be accompanied by a statement that it has not been submitted for publication elsewhere in English. Previous presentation at a conference, or publication in another language, should be disclosed. All papers are refereed, and the Chief Editor reserves the right to refuse any manuscript, whether on invitation or otherwise, and to make suggestions and/or modifications before publication. IJMCS only accepts and publishes articles for which authors have agreed to release under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CCAL) version “CC-BY 3.0”. Please note that authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article, but authors allow anyone to download, reuse, and reprint modify, distribute, and/or copy articles in IJMCS, so long as the original authors are source are cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers. IJMCS shall furnish authors of accepted papers with proof for the correction of printing errors. The proof shall be returned within 14 days of receiving the suggested corrections. IJMCS shall not be held responsible for errors which are the result of authors' oversights IJMCS is committed to publish all full-text articles online for immediate open access to readers and there is no charge to download articles and editorial comments for their own scholarly use. Peer review process IJMCS places great emphasis on the quality of the articles it publishes; and therefore, a full double-blind reviewing process is used in which: Subject to the condition that the paper submitted is in line with the guidelines provided for authors the editor will review its suitability given the aims and objectives of the journal. If the outcome is positive the paper will be sent for blind reviews to two reviewers. Decision will be taken as to the acceptability of the paper on the basis of the recommendation of the reviewers. Should further revision be found necessary it will be communicated to the author accordingly. Based on the outcome of above the date of publication will be decided and an acceptance letter to be issued to the author(s). For papers which require changes, the same reviewers will be used to ensure that the quality of the revised article is acceptable. IJMCS is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. IJMCS is committed to publish all full-text articles online for immediate open access to readers and there is no charge to download articles and editorial comments for their own scholarly use. https://ijmcs.co.uk/open_access Authors are required to complete and submit the publication form with the applicable publication fee to publish a paper in the International Journal of Maritime Crime & Security (IJMCS). There is no charge for the review process. The following publication fee must be received in 10 working days after the paper is accepted. Please tick the box of applicable fees: 1-10 pages £300 11-15 pages £350 16-20 pages £400 Please note that any paper(s) more than 20 pages a fee of £20 per page will be charged up to maximum 25 pages including references and appendices. Paying the fees author(s) are entitled to publish their paper (s) in the next available volume and issue and receive the soft copy of the journal after the publication. 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